North Carolina State University Athletics
W. Tennis Upsets No. 60 Old Dominion 6-1
2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Norfolk, Va. - The NC State women's tennis team upset No. 60 Old Dominion on Sunday, Feb. 14, 6-1.
The Wolfpack had a great start, winning the doubles point. Berkeley Brock and Lenka Hojckova teamed up to beat Irina Dementyeva and Diana Ivanova. Ashley Miller paired with Diana Mortlock to defeat Marija Citic and Juliana Pires, 8-1. Sandhya Nagaraj and Daria Petrovic suffered their first lost of the spring, losing 8-6 to Nadine Fahoum and Joanna Dobrowolska.
In singles play Brock took down Dobrowolska, 6-3, 5-1 (def). Hojckova beat Dementyeva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. After losing the first set, Petrovic came back to defeat Ivanova 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Tana Illova won 6-3, 6-0 over Pires. Chloe Smith got the last victory of the day for the Pack, with 6-0, 6-4 win against Citic. In a matchup between ranked opponents, No. 45 Nagaraj fell to No. 21 Fahoum, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
NC State moves to 3-1 on the year. The Wolfpack travel to Tampa, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 19 to take on No. 40 South Florida.
Result: NC State 6, No. 60 Old Dominion 1
Doubles
1. Nadine Fahoum/Joanna Dobrowolska (ODU) d. Sandhya Nagaraj/Daria Petrovic (NCSU), 8-6
2. Berkeley Brock/Daria Petrovic (NCSU) d. Irina Dementyeva/Diana Ivanova (ODU), 8-6
3. Ashley Miller/ Diana Mortlock (NCSU) d. Marija Citic/Juliana Pires (ODU), 8-1
Singles
1. No. 21 Nadine Fahoum (ODU) d. No. 45 Sandhya Nagaraj (NCSU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. Berkeley Brock (NCSU) d. Joanna Dobrowolska (ODU), 6-3, 5-1 (def)
3. Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) d. Irina Dementyeva (ODU), 6-3, 6-2
4. Daria Petrovic (NCSU) d. Diana Ivanova (ODU), 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
5. Tana Illova (NCSU) d. Juliana Pires (ODU), 6-3, 6-0
6. Chloe Smith (NCSU) d. Marija Citic (ODU), 6-0, 6-4
